Tollefson Water Treatment Plant, Tuesday-Friday
2715 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs, 80904
Age Requirement: Fifth grade or 10 years and up
Group size: Maximum 20 attendees
Tour length: 60 - 90 minutes, depending upon age group and specific needs
Start Time: mornings between 9 -
10 a.m. and afternoons between 1-2 p.m.
Tour Description: Tour our original water
treatment plant that opened in 1942 and experience the newly upgraded treatment
building completed in 2023. Participants observe how Colorado Springs
Utilities cleans and treats water to produce high-quality safe drinking water
that meets all federal and state drinking water quality standards.
Processes discussed include coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation,
filtration and disinfection.
Appropriate dress, which includes long pants (no dresses or skirts), closed-toed walking shoes, and clothing/accessories for expected weather, is mandatory for all tours. Due to safety concerns, visitors with inappropriate dress will not be able to tour the entire operational facility. We provide additional safety equipment, when required, to tour a facility (i.e. hard hats, safety glasses, ear protection).